Greg Hyde
13th January 2020, 09:33 AM
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700, registration ET-ALN performing flight ET-363 from Djibouti (Djibouti) to Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), was on final approach to Dire Dawa when the aircraft flew through a swarm of grasshoppers and received a huge number of insect impacts into engines, windshield and nose of the aircraft. The crew went around, attempted a second approach but again needed to go around and diverted to their ultimate destination Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), where the aircraft landed safely about 90 minutes after departure from Djibouti.
The aircraft remained on the ground for about 11.5 hours for cleaning and a thorough inspection, which found no damage.
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The aircraft remained on the ground for about 11.5 hours for cleaning and a thorough inspection, which found no damage.
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